arcona LIVING ERNST LEITZ HOTEL

Leica is now diverting into hotel business

 

 

arcona LIVING ERNST LEITZ HOTEL

Edited July 6, 2018 by MTC Photography

Ich frage nur <warum?>

Ich frage nur <warum?>

 

Hmm... Dem schließe ich

mich an!... can you imagine,

they won't accept reserva-

tions from Great Apes...

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Interesting! Thanks for posting.

......and making watches, if you have ten grand free to tell the time.....

It looks uber modern!

I'll stay at home in the Hotel Holga, thanks!

A friend commented back when I shared - "Can guests carry Nikon?" :)

Leica is now diverting into hotel business

 

 

arcona LIVING ERNST LEITZ HOTEL

 

 

I must present a serious set of questions, since the point has now been raised:

 

For those among us who make/have made the pilgrimage to Wetzlar, where do you stay? Why? For how long?

 

Does anyone go to/ stay in Solms? Why?

 

Certainly equally important, which restaurants do you favor? For which meals?

 

Either place, can you (practically) do the trip on public transport or is a rental car needed?

 

Where to German Leicaphiles stay and dine when visiting Wetzlar?

 

This information is not a small thing if one's travelling companion (often a lady) is to enjoy (at least tolerate) the pilgrimage. Are there parallel things to do for a (non-Wetzlar-obsessed) companion to enjoy? Is there a local society of Leica windows?

 

I'm dangerously close to needing this information.

I've never been there, but a quick glance at Tripadvisor suggests there's not a huge choice of places to stay, and if a handful of reviews are anything to go by, the Ernst Leitz may be one of the better options:

 

The 10 Best Wetzlar Hotels of 2018 (with Prices from £14) - Wetzlar Accommodation - TripAdvisor

 

Plenty of places to eat with decent reviews, though.

"A friend commented back when I shared - "Can guests carry Nikon?" :)"

 

Jeez, my mate Sandy has turned into a commie...and, oh my goodness, with a cheepo plastic Nikon thing.;)) He could have chosen at the very least a Canon.

 

Those YouTube vids....he never listened to his wife. See, listen to your wife....or, one day you could end up like my mate, Sandy....a commie. Perish the thought;))

his information is not a small thing if one's travelling companion (often a lady)

You were close, but you missed a few critical issues for the scenario - Which is the best Spa, the finest Jewelry shop, and interesting art / craft galleries. Been there, not in Germany, done that numerous times otherwise. :cool:

Jeez, my mate Sandy has turned into a commie...

Be more likely to have your pursuers after me with meds and special jacket or miss my turn buying a round. Glad to see you've given them the slip again!

"Be more likely to have your pursuers after me with meds and special jacket or miss my turn buying a round. Glad to see you've given them the slip again!" Sandy

 

Hey, too quick and smart for them. But, Sandy....methinks they are on the way to you, sorry about that. Jeez, that big shiny spoon is scary...don't let them get you with it...not sure where they might put it, if you follow my meaning;))

 

Leica photo.

Edited July 20, 2018 by Allen Herbert

On a slightly more serious note I would like to visit any manufactures of cameras it would be interesting.

 

Leica is a business and like any business they need to make money. Good luck to them. Yes, they have a reputation of marketing their products as designer brands...so what. They are a business and market where they can make the most profit...….really that simple to understand.

 

Why would that upset anyone?

Edited July 20, 2018 by Allen Herbert

That the best critter?

We're in a different "ecology"

Nope.

 

Robot man vs magical man.

 

Magical man is the winner....and, and takes a better photo cause it was taken by a proper camera....a Leica....dream folk with a few beers, imagine, there two penny plastic thing , is just as good as a real Leica.

 

Nice dream

Edited July 21, 2018 by Allen Herbert

Three Cameras for the Elven-kings under the sky,

Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

In the Land of Photography where true masters lie.

One Camera to rule them all, One Camera to find them,

One Camera to bring them all, and in the light bind them,

In the Land of Photography where the Masters of Photography abide.

Edited July 21, 2018 by Allen Herbert

;))

Like a cross against the undead - a full M 3 Kit and just learning a Leica D- Lux 109. Done that, been there longer than you Sonny! :D

"been there longer than you Sonny! "Sandy.

 

You missed the Jim ! Sonny Jim is old school terminology I picked up from my old Gran. Obviously you colonists have corrupted it..

 

"full M 3 Kit and just learning a Leica D- Lux 109. Done that, been there longer than you".

 

True. but, always the but.....Leica D lux err a make believe Panasonic Leica....badge technology. A real Leica is always made in Germany.

Edited July 21, 2018 by Allen Herbert

No, Sonny Jim implies some - je ne sais quoi that I don't award lightly. Sleep well, my friend!

...A real Leica is always made in Germany.

 

Hmm... the Leica R3 SLR

was made in Portugal...

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This video shows some of the final steps in putting together a 'Made in Germany' M9 - at about 50s, you can see a largely assembled camera 'which comes from Portugal' entering the German production line, where it is married with a sensor from Kodak packaged with electronics by Jenoptik: